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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Michael Vick is done in the NFL. No team wants to risk the bad PR, and there WOULD be a ton of bad PR. Fans just don't want to cheer for someone like him, and no team wants someone so toxic that not even the hometown fans will cheer for him.
Even if he one day wrote a book and went on a speaking tour promoting how he's "reformed," he'd be so rusty (and getting old for a pro athlete) that I don't think teams would view him as a physical asset anymore.
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Well, I am eating my words now, because the Philadelphia Eagles just signed Michael Vick today. As you can imagine, there are a lotta people who aren't happy about it, especially Eagles fans. I sure wouldn't want to work in the team's PR office.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...88_vick14.html
"When news of Vick's signing circulated in the press box during the first half of the Eagles' preseason opener against New England, even the team's public relations staff seemed surprised.
The stadium was buzzing by halftime as word spread. Fans standing on the concourse were in disbelief. One guy wondered how quickly he'd be able to buy a Vick jersey. Another asked if this was a joke."
I do stick by my original statement that I think this is a bad idea for the team that signed him. Who wants to cheer for this guy? It's hard to feel pride in an organization that brings in someone like this.
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